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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-10
DIRECTORY
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Principal Business Houses Of the City

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Banks
Burke & Norbert, cor. King and Fairfax st:oD
Citizens National Bank, II. CO, Prime 81;
Lee streets.
First National Bank s. " csr Prince @na
streets
Books, Stationary and Printing
ST. Dyson. sos King street.
q. E. French, 50 King street.
Boots and Shoes.
John A. Marshall 400 King street
Brewers.
The Robert Portner Brewing Company.
Brick Makers.
Arlington Brick Machine Co., Canal lock.
China, Glassware, &c.
Ell. Miller, Son & Co, 65 King street.
Clothing and Furnishing Goods.
Jos. Brager, No. - King street.
Commission Merchants.
P. B. Kooc, Prince street.
Confectloners.
Henry Brengle, 129 King street.
Dry Goods and Notions
A. B. slaymaker, 1O5 King street.
]. E. Tackett, 100 King street.
Carter, I'll Market Space, Washington.
Drugs and Chemicals.
WE. Creighton & Co, N. W. cor. King ana
A. Warfeld, 1872 King street.
S. Leadbeater & Bro, S. Fairfax street.
n. Lunt. cor. King and Fairfax streets
I'D. 81. Lunt, n. o. cor. King and Washingto
streets.
L. stabler G. Co., n. W. cor. King and Washing
ton streets.
Warfeld & Hall, cor. Prince and Fairfax stree:
Grccers and Liquor Dealerc.
~ M;1hnrp IT Roval straet
Charles King s. Son, 81 Cameron street.
Harlow & Bro, n. W. cor. Royal and Cameron
streets.
". 4. johnson, L. Q. cor. Royal and Cameron
streets.
6. VIM Ramsay, cor King and St. Asaph stree
Hardware and Cutlery.
J.. F. Carlin & Sons, GO King street.
]. r. Creighton Son, SO King street.
3. F. Peake cor. King and Pitt streets.
Hotels and Restaurants.
Steuernagel {; Zeiss, north Royal street.
Ice.
A. Reed & Co., Strand.
Jewellers.
II. Wildt, 10 n. Royal street.
Lumber, &c.
Perry, Smoot & Co., No. % corner Cameron and
Union SITS.
Josiah H D. Smoot, 81 north Union st.
Hachinists.
as. Moore, IS Union street.
Professional.
James r. Cation, Attorney and Counsellor at
Law, No. south Fairfax street.
Real Estate Agents
The Alexandria Real Estate Investment, Trust
and Title Company.
Wood and Coal.
W. A. Smoot & Co, foot of Princess st.
A. u. Agnew, foot of Franklin ST.
]. 2. Zimmerman, foot of Queen st.
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OEAsoNABLE GOODS will be sold at very re-
y duced prices at SO King, corner of Royal ST.,
Alexandria, Va. We name in part: Doors of va
rious sizes and Adjustable Frames for windows,
covered with wire, nice goods Screen Wire of
Fans, best quality, bronze bars Paragon Fly
Traps, detachable tops; Roach Traps, Cyclone pat
emit; Peerless Ice Cream Freezers, Preserving
Kettles of all sorts also general assortment Of
goods in the Hardware line at wholesale and re-
tail, to which we ask tho attention of purchasers
at SS King street.
;e0S T. IT CREIGHTON & SON
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COMMISSION MERCHANTS.

7 C. m1BURN'
GROCER, TEA DEALER
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
No II North Royal street, near Market spscs-
Alexandria, Va.
Orders and consignments solicited they will ro-
ceive careful snd prompt attention. apl9
ENABLES KING & SON,
Wholesale Grocers,
81 CAMERON STREET
ap1 ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
DHILIP B. HOoE,
L No. Prince street.
GENERAL SHIPPING
Grain speciality.
agent for steamers to Norfolk, connecting with
limo to Boston, Providence snd the East dec15
". a. SHOOT. G.s FgEwoK
w 4. sMooT g. CO.,
COAL, SALT, PLASTER,
ALEXANDRIA,, Z.
oFTIcE-Smoot's Wharf.
sp4 Special attention paid to forwarding.
W. A. JOHNSON & co.
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
And Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS,
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and PURE OLD RYE, OLD CABINET and
MONOGRAM WHISTLES; also BAKERS anu
THOMPSON'S PURE RYE WHISTLES, to which
they invite the attention of the trade
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention.
Consgnmcnts of Flour, Grain and Country Pro-
duce solicited, for which they guarantee the high
est market prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner of Cameron and Royal streets
sep14 Alexandria, Va.
lei HARLOW Bros
WHOLESALE
GROCERs, GENERAL COMMJSsINN
MERCHANTS AND
Dealers in
WINE AND LIQUORS
FLOUR GRAIN AND COUNTRY PRODUCE
SOLICITED,
PROMPT RETURNS AND LIBERAL AID
VANCES ON GOODS IN STORE.
| AGENCY OF LAFLIN & RANDS SPORTING,
| BLASTING AND MINING POWDER AIS
COTTON AND WATERPROOF FUSE.
n. w. cor. Cameron and Royal SITS.
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& HALL,
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D L Q G q T 8.
Corner Prince and Fairfax street,
Prescriptions speciality. English French,
German and Domestic Toilet Soaps; Genuine
Farina Cologne; Magnolia, Hedyosmia, Geranium
and Florida Water; Genuine Lubin's Extracts;
Spongcs, Hair Brushes and Combs; best English
Tooth Brushes; full assortment of Patent Medi-
cines, Coxes Gelatinc, Corn Starch Sea Moss Fa-
rne; Spices of all kinds, and select stock of all
articles sold by druggists at prices as low as the
same quality can be obtained elsewhere. dec
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DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINES.

Tho good qualities of the above machines are
now well established.
We are selling them at as low price as they
can be purchased in any of the larger cities, and
are prepared to allow as much for old machines of
any kind as is possible.
i've have seen so much good done by the "Do-
mestic," that we wish every family to have at
least one in their house. Prices fixed, but terms
accommodating.
Call and examine, or send for circular.
oct22 E. s. LEADBEATER & BRO
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WoHord Commencement.

The exercises of this occasion were
opened with an able sermon Sunday
MOI ming by Rev. DR.. A. G. Haygood.
Bishop Duncan preached before the Col
lege Y. M. C. A, at the evening hour.
The Hon. John II. Hemphill delivered
the address before rhe literary society
on Tuesday.
Seven young gentlemen were gradual
ed. The medal offered by the Preston
Society for the best speaker at the annual
debate was awarded to Mr.. Giles L. Will
son. For the best essay by one of it's
members, the prize was won by MIR. P.
F. Kilgo. The prizes of the Calhoun
Society were borne off by Mr.. E. D.
Smith, best speaker, and Mr.. J. LIE G..
Easterling, best essayist.
In the delivery of the diplomas DR..
Carlisle made the shortest baccalaureate
address on record "It is required of
College graduate that a man be found
faithful"
The Doctor has been quite sick recent
ly, and was still feeble during the COM
mencement. We hope he may be soon
himself again. And may the Methodists
of our State cheer his heart by an enlarg-
ed patronage of the useful institution of
which he is the honored head. j. L. S.
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A Born Lady.

An aged truckman bent under the
weight Of big roll of carpet. His
bale-hook fell from his hand and
bounded into the gutter out of reach.
Twenty idle clerks and salesmen saw
the old mans predicament, and smil-
ed at his look of bewilderment. No
one ventured to help him. A fashion
ably-dressed young woman came
along, took in the situation at a glance,
and, without looking to the right or
left, stepped into the gutter, picked up
the hook in her dainty, gloved fingers,
and handed ii to the man with a pleas
ant smile. The idlers looked at each
other and at the fair young woman:
The old truckman, in a violent effort
to express his thanks politely, lost his
hat. It rolled into the gutter where
the hook had been. This was almost
too much for any woman, young or
past young, but this New York girl
was equal to the occasion. Into the
gutter She tripped again and got the
soiled hat. When she handed it to
the truckman happy smile was seen
to play about her lips. "God bless ye,
Miss the old man said, as the fair
maiden turned her back on the idlers
and went on her way.
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He Wouldn't Shake His Head.

It is said that when Uncle Simon
Peter Richardson was OH the Rome
District his righteous soul was greatly
vexed over a want of liberality on the
part of some of the brethren, and OF
one brother in particular. This indi.
vidual was prominent member of his
church, sat regularly in "the amen
corner" made fifty bags of cotton a
year, and gave ten dollars quarterage.
He was much given to responses and
endorsement Of the preacher, as the
sermon proceeded, by nodding and
shaking his head, suited to the char
acter of the remark. The wise and
courageous preacher determined to set
a trap for him, and, if possible, to
break through the hard shell Of his
narrowness into his conscience. The
sermon was one of Uncle Simon's
best. When he had reached "white
heat" he turned around to the amen
corner with series of questions:
Brethren, DO you think man who
would lie has got any religion ?"
The brother shook his head.
"Do you think man who would
steal has got any religion ?"
The brother shook his head.
"Do you think man who would
hold back from his fellow-man that
which justly belonged to him, because
it as-in his power to do so, has got
any religion ?"
The brother, greatly moved, shook
his head with emphasis.
"Do you think a man who makes
fifty bags of cotton year, and only
pays ten dollars quarterage, has got
any religion ?"
The brother sat like statue.
He was fairly in the net. Uncle 81:
mon, with his eyes shining, pushed
back one sleeve, and throwing up his
arm at full length, with the palm of
his hand turned in threatening to-
wards his victim, cried, with his voice
at its highest pitch: "Shake your
head, brother! Shake your head
brother! But if you won't say it, !
villa man who makes fifty bags OF
cotton a year, and only pays ten dol.
lars quarterage, has got no religion ~
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Female College commencement.


The pleasant commencement exercises
of the Columbia Female College for 1887
are at an end. Theywere opened with a
sermon on Sunday morning by Rev. A.
Coke Smith on the text, "Offer the Sacri-
fees Of righteousness and put your trust
in the Lord Ps. iv, s. 1t is spoken Of
as an admirable sermon. At the evening
hour tho young ladies Missionary Society
was addressed by Rev. r. D. Smart, P.
E., of Cokesbury District.
On Monday morning the anniversary
of the two literary societies was celebrat-
ed. Miss Ella Fairy delivered the val
edictory of the Wightman Society and
Miss Mary McGhee that of the Willard
Society. The anniversary essay before
the Alumne Association was read by
Miss Mary Yeargin. The work of each
of these young ladies was highly praised.
At 8 p. m., seven members of the grad
uating class read their essays. There
were nine in all, one was excused on ac-
count of recent affliction, and the class
valedictorian read hers the following
morning. The young ladies Shove d
careful training in elocution. Delightful
music was interspersed. The closing ex-
ercises were had Tuesday morning.
Prof. T. c. Woodward, of Wofford Col
lege, made an able and practical address
to the young ladies of the Societies. An
essay, the class valedictory,
was read by Miss Helen Malone. Thus
closed another year of prosperity for this
excellent institution. J. L. S.
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Father McGIynn..RomanisIn.

The Pope of Rome and some of his
propagandists in American find it hard to
manage Father McGlynn who, if what is
printed is true, is kicking out of the Va
tican.
The fastest from Mr.. McGlynn is that
given by an interviewer in Buffalo, n.
He represented his case as that of man
who had been sentenced, being forced to
appeal, without any idea but that the re-
suit was foregone conclusion, and that
he would be snubbed and insulted by
the Propaganda. He characterized the
Church in Rome as "Romish machine"
and concluded as follows:
"The engineers of the machine, who are
profitting by it's power and emoluments,
are really laughing in their sleeves at us
for our excessive esubmissiveness to their
power and for excessive generosity in
contributing Peters pence to the support
of a whole army Of lackeys and flnnkies,
both lay and clerical, who surround the
Pope with barbaric pomp scarcely
equalled by that of any imperial despot
court"
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HOUSE AND FARM.
Rough Handling Of Children.

The causes of joint diseases in child.
hood arc frequently obscure, but this
much is certain, that the rough hand
ling which children receive at the
hands 6f ignorant parents or careless
nurses has much to do with the mat
ter. Stand Oh any street corner and
notice how children are handled.
Here comes q woman with q three
year-old girl. She is>walking twice as
fast as she should, and the child is
over-exerting itself to keep pace.
Every time the child lags, the mother
gives it sudden and unexpected
Iurch which is enough to throw its
shoulder out, to say nothing Of bruis-
ing the delicate structure of the joints.
A gutter is reached. Instead of CIV
ing the little toddler time to get over
it in its own. way, or properly lifting
it, the mother raises it from the ground
by one hand, its whole weight depend
ing from one upper extremity, and
with a swing which twists the child's
body as far around as the joints will
permit it is landed, after course of
four or five feet through the air, Oh the
other side.
Here is a girl twelve years old with
a baby of year in her arms. The
babe sits on the girls arm without sup
port to its back. This would be hard
enough position to maintain were the
girl standing still, but she is walking
and the little one has to gath
er the entire strength of its muscular
system to adapt itself to its changing
base of support, to say nothing of ad-
justing its little body to sudden leaps
and darts on the part of its wayward
nurse. Sometimes during a sudden
advance you will see q part of the babe
D foot in advance of its head and
trunk, which have to be brought up
by powerful and sudden action Of the
muscles of the trunk and neck.
Probably not one child in one hun
dred is properly handled.
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Those Battle Flags.

It seems that the order of President
Cleveland to return to their original
owners those flags of the Confederate
forces, which fell into the hands of the
Federals during the war without author
ity. This fact, together with the opposi-
ton which il has called forth from the
Northern soldiers, has induced the Presi-
dent to revoke the order, so these relics
of war and sad mementoes of the blood
shed and slaughter Of the late "unpleas-
antness'' will probably remain where
they are for the present, and perhaps it is
as well that they should. The sad ocea-
sion that called them into existent has
passed away and it is to be hoped may
never return. They have been furled
and laid away, and let, them remain so
forever. Our brave men fought under
them in time of war, and it would be
the height of folly for Us to renew the
strife over them in time Of peace. Gen.
T. L. Rossa, of Virginia is in favor OF
sending all these relics Of the war to
Washington, and there make big bon
fire of them, and we think it would be
about the best use they conld be put to.
Let them rest in the grave Of what ought
to be the dead and buried past, and may
their sleep be that which knows no wax
ing. We can honor the patriots who fell
in the deadly strife without otherwise
perpetuating the memories of the war, OF
commencing the occasion which demand
ed the sacrifice. If the thing could have
been carried out in accordance with the
original proposition, quietly and with
the consent of all parties, it might have
been taken as an omen of returning
peace and concord between the sections
and in that much might not have beer
Objectionable, but the indications are tha
the effect will rather tend to widen the
breach and open the wounds which time
and peace should long since have healed
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It is only through our personal ex-
periences that we gain the power Of
sympathizing with others. We should
never be able to feel another's pain, If
we had never felt pain of our own.
So it is i'm all the trials Of our fellows ::
before we can enter into the feelings of
one who is disappointed, or who is hu-
INFLATED, or who is bereaved, we must
ourselves suffer-being tempted, or be-
ing disappointed. or being humiliated,
or being bereaved. 1t is hard to have
these trials for ourselves; but it is
good for others that We have and cxcr-
cise sympathy with those who are
called to such trials for themselves.
And as we can never gain this power
except through these trials, let us find
a comfort in the thought that every
trial sent us is a call to added fitness
in the all.important ministry of low
ing sympathy. When God affiicts us
he honors lis in order that we can hon
OF him by helping others who are al
fiicted.
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John Locke remarked, "All the en-
tertainment and talk of history is of
nothing almost but fighting and kill
ing, and the honor and renown which
are bestowed on conquerers -aUho for
the most port aOere mere butchers OF
n,unkind-misled growing youth, who
bv these means come to think slaugh-
ter the most laudable business of man
kind and the most heroic of virtues"
It is the hand of God that weaves
the pattern which He requires in the
web of noble lives and thus even by
those dispensations which seem most
affective, He is preparing us so that
we may best do His work, which is
and ought to be our own.
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Knew the Queen.

It is said that the Queen is most
considerate visitor, always being
pleased with whatever is done for her
but sometimes, from her fondness for
going about in the country, especially
in Scotland, with almost no special at
tendant, awkward or amusing Incl
dents occur.
On one OCCASION, while staying at
the house Of q Scotch nobleman, she
was walking about the park with only
the Princess Beatrice, and encounter
ing an old woman, entered into con-
versation with her.
The dame asked her almost at once
whether she had seen Her Majesty,
and on the Queens replying, Eyes, l
see her every morning before break
fast" the old woman inquired eager
ly:
20, but is she as good-looking as she
looks in the prints I used to see of her
when I was younger?"
The Queen laughed, and replied that
her pictures; and the woman again
urged her to say what she looked like.
"Well," said the Queen, still much
amused, "she and I are said to look so
much alike you would hardly know US
apart"
"Well you are not so very ill-favor-
ed YOURSELF" was the dame's consider
ate answer, which so entertained Her
Majesty that she bade the woman
come to the castle that afternoon,
promising her that she should not only
see but speak to the Queen herself.
The sequel may be imagined. Dress
ed in her very best the old Scotch wo-
man presented herself at Castle
b at the appointed time, was
conducted through endless corridors,
and up and down, to room in which,
soon after she entered, the Queen ap-
peared.
"Eh so you are here, too !" the old
woman exclaimed; but almost imme-
diately it was made known to her in
whose presence she was standing. AS
may he inferred, the visit resulted in
much profit to the good woman and
considerable amusement to the Queen
and Princess Beatrice.
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He'll Do.

In the autumn of 1880 travelling
book peddler, who afterward became
a successful publisher and the head OF
a firm whose name is well known in
the United States to-day, came to the
door of a log cabin on a farm in East
ern Illinois and asked for the courtesy
of a nights lodging. There was no
near inn. The good wife was hospita-
BILE, but perplexed. She said, 1--WE
can feed your beast, but we can not
lodge you, unless you are willing to
sleep with the hired man."
"Let's have look at him first"
The woman pointed to the side OF
tue house, where lank, six-foot man,
in ragged but clean clothes, was
stretched on the grass reading.
"He'll do," said the stranger. "A
man who reads a book as hard as that
fellow seems to, has too much else to
think of besides my watch and small
change"
The hired man was Abraham Lin
coin; and when he was President, the
two men met in Washington and
laughed together over the story of
their early rencontre.
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One sign of personal superiority is q
lack of any consciousness of personal
superiority. He who says that he is
more of man than his immediate
fellows, is pretty sure to provoke 9TH
ers to differ with him ut that point.
Indeed, he is not unlikely to be alone
in his opinion, so far. 1t is much the
same in the matter of race, or sex, as
in that of other contrasts. The man
who insists that he is superior to an
other man because he belongs to a
race which is superior to that mans,
makes point against his race superb
ority, instead of for it, to begin with.
The other man would, again, only
harm his case by making a counter
claim. 1t is always better to evidence
superiority without claiming ir, than
to claim superiority without eviden-
cling it. So, again, if u man boldly
claims his superiority to woman, be-
cause be is q man, he proves that he is
not manly, just as surely as woman
proves that she is not womanly if she
boldly claims superiority over man on
the score of her sex. Solomon gave
one proof of his superiority in wis-
dom when he suggested the unwis-
dom of self-praise. Let another man
praise thee" he said; land not thine
own mouth q stranger, and not thine
own mouth; stranger, and not thine
own lips" Superiority is hopelessly
lost, as soon as it is found-by it's own
er.
How sad when there is an unkind
treatment in the home by one mem
Der toward another! The thoughtless
speeches and the wicked frowns may
be borne without complaint, but they
are not unnoticcd by the Eye 'hat
looks down from above. The book OF
record is filling up rapidly with uh-
kindnesses which will one day prlng
an unspeakable grief to the heart;
WHY compel the angel to write them
It matters not who may be the object
of their action, brother, sister, father,
mother, relative, friend, the spirit
ought to be superior to such meanness.
We also acquire confidence in God
bv exercising confidence. 1t produces
itself, and multiplies itself while it
strengthens itself. Direct prayer for
the grace is likewise an obvious means
of its increase.
Never does q man betray his own
character more wildly than i'll the
manner of portraying another.
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Salt for Manure Piles.

Salt is one of the best materials to
put OIL manure heaps in Winter. 1t
will keep them from freezing during
very cold weather, and when it is
warmer will keep the heap moist and
prevent fire-fanging. Salt in connec.
ton with carbonic acid gas is all excel
lent solvent, and it is good fertilizer
for land containing large amount of
vegetable matter. Of course where
salt is applied on manure piles it
should be where it will not be long ex-
posed to rains, as it's power to make
fertilizers soluble will then cause loss.
But if the manure is to be at once
drawn on the field there is little dam
ger from this, as the fertility will be
absorbed by the soil.